Ihap Hulusi Gorey Art for Sale and Sold Prices

b. 1898 - d. 1986

Born in Cairo to Turkish parents, Hulusi abandoned his parents' plans for him to become a diplomat and devoted his life to graphic art and painting. He studied in Germany before settling down in Istanbul, where he studied under Ludwig Hohlwein. In 1928, Turkey adopted the Roman alphabet (previously they had been using the Ottoman Turkish Alphabet, which was a version of the Arabic alphabet) and in 1934, president Kamal Attaturk asked Hulusi to design a poster of him teaching his daughter the new letters. Hulusi is renowned as the "first modern graphic desginer from Turkey," and also "the man who illustrated the Republic."

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About Ihap Hulusi Gorey

b. 1898 - d. 1986

Biography

Born in Cairo to Turkish parents, Hulusi abandoned his parents' plans for him to become a diplomat and devoted his life to graphic art and painting. He studied in Germany before settling down in Istanbul, where he studied under Ludwig Hohlwein. In 1928, Turkey adopted the Roman alphabet (previously they had been using the Ottoman Turkish Alphabet, which was a version of the Arabic alphabet) and in 1934, president Kamal Attaturk asked Hulusi to design a poster of him teaching his daughter the new letters. Hulusi is renowned as the "first modern graphic desginer from Turkey," and also "the man who illustrated the Republic."

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IHAP HULUSI GÖREY (1898-1986). EGYPT FOR YOUR HOLIDAY. Circa 1937. 39x25 inches, 99x63 cm. [S.C. Allen & Company Ltd., London.]

IHAP HULUSI GÖREY (1898-1986). EGYPT FOR YOUR HOLIDAY. Circa 1937. 39x25 inches, 99x63 cm. [S.C. Allen & Company Ltd., London.]

Sold: USD 2,250
Egypt for your Holiday.

Egypt for your Holiday.

Sold: USD 1,500
IHAP HULUSI GÖREY (1898-1986). EGYPT FOR YOUR HOLIDAY. 39x24 inches, 99x62 cm. S.C. Allen & Company Ltd., London.

IHAP HULUSI GÖREY (1898-1986). EGYPT FOR YOUR HOLIDAY. 39x24 inches, 99x62 cm. S.C. Allen & Company Ltd., London.

Sold: USD 1,430
IHAP HULUSI GÖREY (1898-1986). EGYPT / THE FASCINATING LAND OF THE PHARAOHS. 1937. 39x24 inches, 101x62 cm. S.C. Allen & Company Ltd.,

IHAP HULUSI GÖREY (1898-1986). EGYPT / THE FASCINATING LAND OF THE PHARAOHS. 1937. 39x24 inches, 101x62 cm. S.C. Allen & Company Ltd.,

Sold: USD 1,250

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